Wales removes ‘treadmill of bureaucracy’ for GPs
Doctors’ leaders have welcomed changes being made to GP contracts in Wales which will reduce bureaucracy and improve access for patients to GP surgeries.
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Proposals to be published to boost powers for Wales
The UK government is today expected to publish draft legislation that would pave the way for the Welsh Assembly and government to be given greater powers and freedoms to raise money.
Welsh assembly in ‘urgent need’ of changes says AM
A prominent Labour AMs has called for an increase in the number of members of the Welsh Assembly.
Wales gets its finance-raising powers
David Cameron and Nick Clegg today visited Wales to give their response to the Silk Commission into further Welsh devolution.
The Welsh budget has put Labour values back at the heart of government
This week the Welsh finance minister Jane Hutt published a draft budget for 2014-15 which she described as ‘the most difficult since devolution’.
Welsh NHS not for sale, says first minister
Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has used his first press briefing following the Summer recess to launch a robust defence of the NHS in Wales.
Wales calls for fair share of HS2 spending
Whitehall faces another headache over the HS2 project with calls from the Welsh Government to receive money it feels it is owed as a result of the project.
The debate on tax and borrowing in Wales continues
A think tank has called for devolved powers over stamp duty for the Welsh Government and there are continuing calls for Cardiff to have borrowing powers.
Investors give thumbs up to Labour
Investors around the world are putting their trust in the only Labour government in the UK, according to new figures released yesterday.
Welsh faith leaders say no to nuclear
The Western Mail is today reporting that a number of faith leaders in Wales are calling on the UK government to scrap the country’s nuclear deterrent altogether.